Kiron
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEE-ron
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Kiron is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ray of light”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kiron mean?
Sanskrit: Bengali-style spelling of Kiran
“ray of light”
Kiran is a Sanskrit word for a ray of light; in Britain Kiron is also used as a spelling of Kieran.
Is Kiron a girl's or a boy's name?
Kiron is a boys' name.
How popular is Kiron in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 7 boys.
Kiron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Kiron in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Kiron in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kiron in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
Names like Kiron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Kian Ronan Aiden Keegan Declan Finn Brody Kenan Keelan Kody Conan
Names related to Kiron
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kiron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kiron, updated 20 October 2026.